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Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and musician. Thornton gained early recognition as a cast member on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire and in several early 1990s films including On Deadly Ground and Tombstone. In the mid-1990s, after writing, directing, and starring in the independent film Sling Blade, he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He appeared in several major film roles following Sling Blade 's success, including 1998's Armag

Born

Aug 04, 1955

Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

109 acting

21 crew

Popularity

5.1

Known For

Armageddon
Armageddon
1998 as Dan Truman
★ 6.8
Tombstone
Tombstone
1993 as Johnny Tyler
★ 7.6
The Electric State
The Electric State
2025 as Voice (uncredited)
★ 6.5
The Gray Man
The Gray Man
2022 as Fitzroy
★ 6.9
Bound by Honor
Bound by Honor
1993 as Lightning
★ 8.1
Love Actually
Love Actually
2003 as The US President
★ 7.1
Puss in Boots
Puss in Boots
2011 as Jack (voice)
★ 6.6
The Judge
The Judge
2014 as Dwight Dickham
★ 7.3
Indecent Proposal
Indecent Proposal
1993 as Day Tripper
★ 6.4
Eagle Eye
Eagle Eye
2008 as Thomas Morgan
★ 6.5
Entourage
Entourage
2015 as Larsen McCredle
★ 6.2
Faster
Faster
2010 as Cop
★ 6.4
Parkland
Parkland
2013 as Forrest Sorrels
★ 6.2
Bad Santa
Bad Santa
2003 as Willie
★ 6.6
Monster's Ball
Monster's Ball
2001 as Hank Grotowski
★ 6.8
Intolerable Cruelty
Intolerable Cruelty
2003 as Howard D. Doyle
★ 6.0
U Turn
U Turn
1997 as Darrell
★ 6.6
Bad Santa 2
Bad Santa 2
2016 as Willie Soke
★ 5.4
Dead Man
Dead Man
1995 as Big George Drakoulious
★ 7.3
The Man Who Wasn't There
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001 as Ed Crane
★ 7.5
Bandits
Bandits
2001 as Terry Lee Collins
★ 6.3
Pushing Tin
Pushing Tin
1999 as Russell Bell
★ 5.9
The Informers
The Informers
2008 as William Sloan
★ 4.8
London Fields
London Fields
2018 as Samson Young
★ 5.1
Sling Blade
Sling Blade
1996 as Karl Childers
★ 7.5
A Simple Plan
A Simple Plan
1998 as Jacob Mitchell
★ 7.2
On Deadly Ground
On Deadly Ground
1994 as Homer Carlton
★ 5.2
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 as Richard Jemmons
★ 6.3
The Apostle
The Apostle
1997 as Troublemaker
★ 6.3
Our Brand Is Crisis
Our Brand Is Crisis
2015 as Pat Candy
★ 5.9
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016 as General Hollanek
★ 6.3
Cut Bank
Cut Bank
2014 as Stan Steeley
★ 5.8
Mr. Woodcock
Mr. Woodcock
2007 as Jasper Woodcock
★ 5.1
Into the Grizzly Maze
Into the Grizzly Maze
2015 as Douglass
★ 5.4
The Alamo
The Alamo
2004 as Davy Crockett
★ 5.8
Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights
2004 as Coach Gary Gaines
★ 6.9
Bad News Bears
Bad News Bears
2005 as Morris Buttermaker
★ 5.8
The Baytown Outlaws
The Baytown Outlaws
2012 as Carlos
★ 6.0
One False Move
One False Move
1991 as Ray Malcolm
★ 6.7
The Ice Harvest
The Ice Harvest
2005 as Vic
★ 5.9
A Million Little Pieces
A Million Little Pieces
2019 as Leonard
★ 6.1
The Astronaut Farmer
The Astronaut Farmer
2007 as Charles Farmer
★ 6.3
School for Scoundrels
School for Scoundrels
2006 as Dr. P
★ 5.5
Levity
Levity
2003 as Manuel Jordan
★ 6.1
For the Boys
For the Boys
1991 as Marine Sergeant, Korea
★ 6.2
Untouchable
Untouchable
2019 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.4
Going Overboard
Going Overboard
1989 as Dave
★ 2.3
Homegrown
Homegrown
1998 as Jack Marsden
★ 5.6
Daddy and Them
Daddy and Them
2001 as Claude Montgomery
★ 5.3
Jayne Mansfield's Car
Jayne Mansfield's Car
2013 as Skip Caldwell
★ 5.7
Floundering
Floundering
1994 as Gun Clerk
★ 4.9
The Badge
The Badge
2002 as Sheriff Darl
★ 5.7
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015 as Self - Actor / Director
★ 6.6
Devil's Peak
Devil's Peak
2023 as Charlie McNeely
★ 5.5
Trouble Bound
Trouble Bound
1993 as Coldface
★ 5.9
Out There
Out There
1995 as Jailbird
★ 4.8
Waking Up in Reno
Waking Up in Reno
2002 as Lonnie Earl Dodd
★ 5.0
21 Years: Richard Linklater
21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014 as Self - Actor
★ 6.3
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
★ 7.1
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1996 as Marshall
★ 4.6
Grey Knight
Grey Knight
1993 as Langston
★ 4.7
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
1988 as Self - Audience Member
★ 7.5
South of Heaven, West of Hell
South of Heaven, West of Hell
2000 as Brig. Smalls
★ 4.8
Immediate Family
Immediate Family
2022 as Self
★ 7.4
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
2000 as Hound Dog McDog / CatDog's Step-father (voice)
★ 7.7
Chrystal
Chrystal
2004 as Joe
★ 5.7
The Smell of Success
The Smell of Success
2011 as Patrick
★ 5.6
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
★ 6.1
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
★ 4.4
The Dark Backward
The Dark Backward
1991 as Patron at Sloppy's
★ 5.6
The Winner
The Winner
1996 as Jack
★ 4.3
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
1997 as Syd / Monk
★ 4.5
Hunter's Blood
Hunter's Blood
1986 as Billy Bob
★ 5.5
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
★ 7.0
movie
★ 1.0
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
1994 as Karl Childers
★ 6.6
Temple of Art
Temple of Art
2018 as Self
Nashville Rises
Nashville Rises
2011 as Narrator
★ 8.0
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
★ 5.0
Dislecksia: The Movie
Dislecksia: The Movie
2011 as Self
Hollywood.Con
Hollywood.Con
2021 as Boxmaster
★ 3.6
South of Reno
South of Reno
1988 as Counterman
★ 4.3
Warren Zevon: Keep Me in Your Heart
★ 10.0
The Last Real Cowboys
The Last Real Cowboys
2000 as Tar
★ 7.0
movie
NFL: Favre 4 Ever
2006 as Narrator (voice)
★ 8.0